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This week in history: Father Tolton gets a Chicago pulpit

John Augustus Tolton, who died this week on July 9, 1897, became the first Black priest ordained by the Catholic Church in 1886.

Chicago Sun-Times

Naomi Ishisaka: Even in liberal Washington state, the Catholic Church has too much influence on abortion access

With the end of Roe on so many of our minds, it might surprise those of us in liberal Seattle just how much abortion access in our state is under the control of the Catholic Church.

Tribune News Service

Fewer Toowoomba residents identify as religious according to 2021 Census results

The ultra-conservative city in southern Queensland has long been considered one of Australia's most religious communities, but the latest census shows attitudes are changing.

ABC News

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Archdiocese of Chicago criticizes North Side state senator over Roe v. Wade post

The image posted to Facebook by state Sen. Sara Feigenholtz sparked criticism from religious leaders, including the archdiocese, which labeled it “bigoted imagery.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Pope appoints first cardinal from Amazon rainforest

When the Archbishop of the Brazilian city of Manaus Leonardo Steiner kneels before Pope Francis on August 27, the Brazilian clergyman will make history as the first Cardinal to come from the Amazon

The Independent UK

Pope urges end to ideological polemics over old Latin Mass

Pope Francis is urging the Catholic faithful to stop exploiting the old Latin Mass for ideological reasons

The Independent UK

FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans

The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans, looking specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them

The Independent UK

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Pope advises Catholic mothers to stop ironing their son’s shirts and push them to get married

The head of the Catholic Church also urged adult men not to ‘take the easy road’

The Independent UK

From Rabbi Michael Simon (Temple Beth Kodesh) on Abortion, Judaism, and Religious Exemptions

As readers know, I've been interested in the question of abortion and religious exemption claims (see this May 9 post), so when I saw this item by Rabbi Simon, I found it much worth passing along. Rabbi Simon had been a lawyer for 20 years before becoming a full-time rabbi,…

Reason

Pope trip to Canada in July on course despite knee problem

Pope Francis will have at least five meetings with indigenous people during a trip to Canada in July, making good on a promise to apologise in the country for the Roman Catholic Church's role in abusive residential schools.

Reuters

Kolkata: Catholic schools to stay online for one more week

KOLKATA: A day after the CNI schools decided to resume physical classes from Monday, schools under the Catholic Church have opted to stick to the government advice and continue online classes for another week. The state government had on June 13 asked schools to extend the summer holidays till June…

The Times of India

Police seize ancient book of sermons missing from Glasgow decades

Police Scotland officers worked with their Italian and Dutch counterparts to recover a book that was illicitly removed from the collection of the Catholic Church in Scotland.

Glasgow Live

Retired priest, 92, charged with indecent assault after Canadian residential school probe

A retired priest has been charged with indecent assault following a decade-long investigation into a residential school in Manitoba, Canadian police said on Friday.

Reuters

International probe returns centuries-old book to Scottish Catholic church

POLICE have worked with their counterparts in Italy and the Netherlands to recover a centuries-old book which was illicitly taken from a collection…

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The Independent UK

Ancient book returned to Catholic Church in Scotland after police action

Scottish police worked with Dutch and Italian officers on the return of the Book of Sermons.

Zenger

Pope’s Upcoming Visit To Canada Aims At Reconciliation With Indigenous Peoples

Papal visits are typically filled with the joyful pageantry, excitement and emotion of a big event. But Pope Francis’ trip to Canada next month will likely have a rather dour feel. The pope will make the transatlantic trip in part to apologize in person for past abuses suffered by Indigenous…

The Conversation

Jesus' earthly dad, St. Joseph – often overlooked – is honored by Father's Day in many Catholic nations

The United States celebrates Father’s Day on the third Sunday of June. Many countries with a Catholic heritage, however, such as Portugal and Spain, have already honored fathers on March 19: the feast of St. Joseph, husband of Mary and patron saint of fathers.

The Independent UK

Pope cracks down on new Catholic religious start-ups

Pope Francis has taken another step to reign in and regulate new religious groups in the Catholic Church

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There is no one 'religious view' on abortion: A scholar of religion, gender and sexuality explains

The Catholic Church’s official line on abortion, and even on any artificial birth control, is well known: Don’t do it.

Al Jazeera

‘A healing journey’: Residential school survivors and the Church

Following the pope’s apology, can Indigenous residential school survivors forgive the Catholic Church?

Los Angeles Times

With bishops like these, it’s hard to be Catholic in the US

To flip the famed line from “The Godfather Part III,” just when I think I might return to the Catholic Church, they pull me back out.

The Independent UK

Salvadoran women jailed for abortion warn US of total ban

El Salvador has one of the world’s strictest abortion laws, banning the procedure in all circumstances including cases of rape, incest, fetal malformation and risk to a pregnant woman's life

Reuters

Former Chilean priest found guilty of sex abuse and rape

A former priest and top aide to Santiago's archbishop was found guilty on Wednesday of repeated sexual abuse and rape, the result of 2018 scandal that ensnared multiple high-ranking members of the Chilean Catholic Church.

Newcastle Herald

Coal's era might have passed, but respect for its help is eternal

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

Daily Mirror

Pope Francis retirement rumours circulate as he announces shock plans

Rumours are beginning to circulate over Pope Francis’ retirement. The head of the Catholic Church has had a historic run, but signs point to his tenure nearing its end

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